Overview
- Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir met a jirga of tribal elders in Peshawar and received pledges of support against extremist groups.
- He accused the Afghan Taliban of giving space to India-backed outfits he termed Fitna Al Khwarij and Fitna Al Hindustan.
- The army chief pledged to cleanse Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of terrorists and their facilitators.
- At Headquarters 11 Corps, he was briefed on the security picture, operational readiness and counterterrorism efforts along the Pak–Afghan border.
- Local reporting said an infiltration attempt at the frontier was foiled with militants killed, while talks for a cross-border monitoring mechanism remain stalled.